RESULT
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 23 February, 1985, Benson Hedges World Championship, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
NZ
223/10 (49.0 ov)
SL
172/10 (42.4 ov)
New Zealand won by 51 runs
Best Performance
New Zealand
Batting
JF Reid
SR 57.41 • 44s 06s
62
(108)
Paul McEwan
SR 71.05 • 34s 06s
27
(38)
Bowling
JV Coney
10 Overs • ECO 4.60
4/46
RJ Hadlee
6 Overs • ECO 3.83
2/23
Sri Lanka
Batting
A Ranatunga
SR 85.00 • 04s 06s
34
(40)
SAR Silva
SR 60.00 • 44s 06s
33
(55)
Bowling
VB John
10 Overs • ECO 2.90
3/29
RJ Ratnayake
8.5 Overs • ECO 4.53
3/40
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
223/10 (49.0 ov)
- Top Scorer JF Reid 62 (108)
- Top Wicket-taker VB John 3/29
- Boundaries 15 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 11
172/10 (42.4 ov)
- Top Scorer A Ranatunga 34 (40)
- Top Wicket-taker JV Coney 4/46
- Boundaries 9 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 10
Match Information
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, February 23, 1985 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
Playing XI
NZ
Paul McEwan
Ian Smith
Venue
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Matches played
148
Avg 1st Inn Score
223
Highest total
355
Bat-first win
49%
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